# Best weather: Central California Saturday, Arizona and El Paso Sunday and Monday Published November 14, 2026, 7:01 AM ET By Ryan Hall, Y'all Written by our automated news desk from National Weather Service data. The nicest weather in the lower 48 today, Saturday, Nov. 14, is in California's San Joaquin Valley and Central Coast, with Beautiful conditions in Visalia, Hanford, Santa Maria and Goleta. Highs are in the low to mid 60s with light wind. The best weather moves to Phoenix, Tucson, El Paso and southern Arizona on Sunday, Nov. 15, and Monday, Nov. 16, while the Texas coast turns wet and the East stays cold. ## Key points - Visalia, Hanford and Tulare, CA, today: Beautiful. Highs in the low to mid 60s, wind under 11 mph. Good for a long walk or a farmers market morning. - Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo and Goleta, CA, today: Beautiful. Dry with light wind. A good day for a coastal drive on US-101. - El Paso, TX, and Tucson, AZ, Sunday: Beautiful. Dry, mostly sunny, highs near 60 in El Paso and warmer in Tucson. Ideal for a trail or a ballgame in the park. - Tucson, Yuma, Casa Grande and Sierra Vista, AZ, Monday: Beautiful. Highs from the mid 60s to the mid 70s, and Yuma tops the group near 76. Play golf or get yard work done. - Las Cruces and Alamogordo, NM, Monday: Beautiful. Dry and mostly sunny. Good for White Sands or a day of sightseeing. ![Map of where the weather is nicest across the country for today, Saturday, November 14](https://public.yallsoft.app/rhy/blog/images/2026-11-14-nice-nice-day1-map-1132.png) The best weather in the lower 48 today, Saturday, Nov. 14, is in California's San Joaquin Valley and along the Central Coast. Visalia, Hanford, Santa Maria and Goleta rate Beautiful, with sunshine, light wind and highs in the low to mid 60s. The Beautiful zone shifts to the Desert Southwest on Sunday, Nov. 15, and Monday, Nov. 16, from Phoenix and Tucson to El Paso, all under dry skies. ## Best bets - **Visalia, Hanford and Tulare, CA, today:** Beautiful. Highs in the low to mid 60s, wind under 11 mph. Good for a long walk or a farmers market morning. - **Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo and Goleta, CA, today:** Beautiful. Dry with light wind. A good day for a coastal drive on US-101. - **El Paso, TX, and Tucson, AZ, Sunday:** Beautiful. Dry, mostly sunny, highs near 60 in El Paso and warmer in Tucson. Ideal for a trail or a ballgame in the park. - **Tucson, Yuma, Casa Grande and Sierra Vista, AZ, Monday:** Beautiful. Highs from the mid 60s to the mid 70s, and Yuma tops the group near 76. Play golf or get yard work done. - **Las Cruces and Alamogordo, NM, Monday:** Beautiful. Dry and mostly sunny. Good for White Sands or a day of sightseeing. ## California gets its break, then the desert takes over ![Map of where the weather is nicest across the country for today, Saturday, November 14](https://public.yallsoft.app/rhy/blog/images/2026-11-14-nice-nice-day1-1132.png "Nice Weather outlook for today, Saturday, November 14. Issued 6:32 AM ET Saturday. Ryan Hall, Y'all") A disturbance has kept California wet this week. Today brings dry weather and clearing skies across the Central Coast and the valleys. Los Angeles and Oxnard rate Nice rather than Beautiful. Los Angeles has sustained wind around 16 mph with gusts near 19 mph on an otherwise comfortable 64-degree afternoon. UV is moderate at about 4, so sunscreen still matters. ![Map of where the weather is nicest across the country for tomorrow, Sunday, November 15](https://public.yallsoft.app/rhy/blog/images/2026-11-14-nice-nice-day2-1132.png "Nice Weather outlook for tomorrow, Sunday, November 15. Issued 6:32 AM ET Saturday. Ryan Hall, Y'all") By Sunday, high pressure builds over the Southwest. Phoenix, Tucson, Casa Grande, Bullhead City and El Paso rate Beautiful, with area-average dewpoints in the mid 40s, wind around 10 mph and very few clouds. Highs run from about 60 in El Paso to around 70 in Phoenix. Monday looks much the same, with UV near 5 and generally good air quality. The next disturbance does not arrive until late Monday night or later. ## Where it is not nice Cold air holds the middle of the country and the East. Highs today are near 50 from the Plains through the Midwest and East, with gusty wind. A freeze spreads from the Mid-Atlantic into the Lower Mississippi Valley into Sunday morning. On Sunday, Chicago reaches only about 45 and New York City about 46, with gusts near 28 mph. The Texas coast is the stormy neighbor. A Level 2 of 4 (Slight) [flash flood risk](/excessive-rainfall) covers the upper and central Texas coast on Sunday. Isolated severe storms are possible around Houston and San Antonio. If you are driving to the desert Southwest from there, you may encounter wet roads in the east and dry air by the time you reach El Paso. ## Next week: the East gets its turn ![Map of where the weather is nicest across the country for Tuesday, November 17](https://public.yallsoft.app/rhy/blog/images/2026-11-14-nice-nice-day4-0633.png "Nice Weather outlook for Tuesday, November 17. Issued 1:33 AM ET Saturday. Ryan Hall, Y'all") The best weather shifts east as the week goes on. Tuesday, Nov. 17, looks Nice from Houston and Dallas to Memphis, Nashville, Washington, Philadelphia, New York and Boston. Skies are mostly clear, wind is light and highs are around 60. Wednesday, Nov. 18, is similar from Memphis to Philadelphia and Boston, and also in El Paso. By Friday, Nov. 20, Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Louisville, Indianapolis, Columbus and Philadelphia all rate Nice. Two caveats. Days 4 through 7 are less certain, and the outlook tops out at Nice that far out, so Beautiful is not on the table yet. Phoenix turns wet and breezy on Tuesday as Pacific moisture arrives. Houston clouds up Wednesday as Gulf moisture returns and drops to Fair. Plan the big outdoor day for Sunday or Monday in the Southwest, and check the [Nice Weather outlook](/nice) for the later days as they firm up. ## Bottom line Spend today in the Central California valleys or along the Central Coast, then head to southern Arizona or El Paso for Sunday and Monday. The East gets its clear, mild stretch from Tuesday on. More on: [Nice weather, November 2026](https://ryanhallyall.com/news/topic/nice-weather-november-2026) Places in this story: Tulare, CA; Goleta, CA; El Paso, TX; Tucson, AZ; Sierra Vista, AZ; Alamogordo, NM; Phoenix, AZ ## Sources - [Ryan Hall, Y'all Nice Weather outlook (our own outlook)](https://ryanhallyall.com/nice), Ryan Hall, Y'all, issued November 14, 2026, 6:32 AM ET --- Canonical: https://ryanhallyall.com/news/nice-weather-2026-11-14-best-weather-central-california-saturday-arizona-and-el-paso-sunday-and-monday From Ryan Hall, Y'all (https://ryanhallyall.com). Always follow official warnings from the National Weather Service.